After the 2015 Summer Budget, the end to £30,000 tax free employment terminations appears to have moved a step a closer. Previously, all non-contractual termination payments up to £30,000 had been exempt from taxation. Yet after recommendations from the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) that now looks set to end. What changes will be made…

The vulnerability of many workers on zero-hours contracts has been highlighted by a recent sexual harassment claim brought to an employment tribunal. A worker who was employed on a zero-hours contract was awarded £19,500 after she feared reporting allegations of sexual harassment by her line manager in case she lost work as a result. Despite…

A common question we receive from employers is whether they have a legal requirement to provide an outgoing employee with a reference. We would always advise employers to take care when providing a reference or rejecting a request for a reference. What does the law say? There is no legal requirement for an employer to…

Recent estimations have suggested there are nearly 1.3 million people using electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in the UK. Due to rising concern regarding the lack of regulation surrounding e-cigarettes, they are set to be licensed as medicine from 2016. This has led many employers to questioning what their policy should be toward e-cigarettes. What is the…